Chu–Toro is the moderately fat meat of a tuna.A blue fin tuna yields Akami (red meat), Chu-Toro, and Oh–Toro (pink meat with a large fat content), and chu-toro is usually found near the skin on the back and belly.Many connoisseurs prefer chu-toro because it combines the lighter but deep, slightly bitter flavor of an akami with the sweet tenderness of an oh-toro. Sometimes you will find a cut of chu-toro with a gradation of red from the deep red to pink (lean to fatty).

“Many think the oh-toro from belly of a tuna is the best, but I love the chu-toro from near the back of the body.It has great flavor and not stringy at all, just smooth.”Chef Maeda

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